Hi all
Thinking ahead to my return to work next September after redundancy/maternity leave and I really don't think I will want to be taking up a QTS role, for various reasons. I do however love working in schools and with young people, have plenty of experience and so I am wondering about applying for support staff roles. I don't necessarily need it to be 8.30-3.30 195 days only but I don't want the huge workload of being a teacher either, not with two small kids and a partner in a demanding job, anyway.
Apart from the guilt of 'taking up a job' when I should be doing what I'm qualified for, what should I be thinking about? I'm hopefully going to be in a position where salary isn't massively important, I want to work because I enjoy it and I don't want to drop out of the workforce completely. I think I would probably get the itch to take up a QTS post again in time when my own kids are older primary age.
I am secondary trained so am looking at cover supervisor (I know this can go either way...) Or level 3 TA, maybe pastoral roles? I have the normal basic admin and customer service skills you'd expect but nothing snazzy, and I couldn't do the exam job!
What should I be thinking about to prepare for applying for those sorts of roles? Am I in cloud cuckoo land thinking along these lines? I've ruled out supply as I'd rather have a lower but regular income than the stress of agency work, plus I like a routine so wouldn't cope well with the early morning 'where am I today?'
I'll have a little bit of time and cash to do some CPD while I'm off but not sure what to focus on really.
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Applying for support staff roles as a QTS
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PensionPuzzle · 21/07/2021 11:02
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